I want to go back to TJndy’s— back to the old farm place.
W here the friends I knew were true as blue and poverty no disgraces
I want to forget the sighing, the rush and the ruttlety-bang,
T h e whistle’s toot, the rumbling cart and the car hell's noisy clang,
I ’d like to go back a rm in g In the drowsy afternoons,
And drown the Sounds o f the grim y town In an ocean o f clover bloom *
I want to go back to ‘Llndy's— back to the "Stubtoe Land,”
W here It didn’t take much o f learning to make folks understand;
W here the grasp o f a hand was rugged, but the clasp was firm and true,
And the eyes of the man behind them looked honest and frank at you.
I want to steal off at tw ilight as I did when the sim sank low,
And dream the dreams that were mine to dream in the hazy afterglow.
I want to go back to 'Llndy's— back thro’ the stretch o f years,
I want to go back to the boyhood track beyond the doubts and fears;
It seems but a step back yonder to the fields ami the rose leaf rain—
A step In miles, but ah! the years— they’ re linked In an endless cliulnl
W hat little o f spoil I ’ ve garnered, what little the world has doled,
I would barter It all, thrice over, to live In Its sweet enfold,
I want to go back to 'Llnd y’s— where the white road winds away
O ’er valley and hill and dale und rill to the rim o f distant gray ;
I want to get out In the open, where a fellow has elbow room—
W here's be never afraid to cross the street for fear be will meet his doom.
Back to the fragrant orchard and the cool o f the grateful sod—
F o r that was as near, I reckon, as ever I ’ve been to God.
■— Milwaukee Sentinel.
n
N the winter o f 187— . when busi­
ness was very dull. I unfortunately
happened to be out o f a situation.
I had traveled through several W est­
ern cities in quest o f employment, but
without success. A t last I found my­
self in one o f the hotels In Louisville,
studying the stute o f my finances and
prospects.
H aving received a good education, I
could keep a set o f books with any
man; few could excel me as a salesman.
M y lot seemed to be doubly unfortu­
nate. Why was I not a mechanic? I
could then have easily obtained what
I w anted.
In the midst o f my reverie a short,
stout, nervous-looking gentleman, who
bad been eyeing me for some time,
asked me If I bad been long In Louis­
ville.
Being out of sorts with myself and
everyone else, I did not answer him
with extreme politeness.
“ You seem down-hearted," he con­
tinued, still gazing at me as If be not
only wanted to know my business, but
B
“ A ll right,” I said. “ Now, as I un­
derstand you, I must use this when I
think proper to do so?"
“ Yes," he replied, “ whenever you
have occasion to. O f course, you must
ues proper judgment, and not be too vi­
olen t I can see by your looks that you
are a very powerful man— In fact, I
pride myself on being so fortunate as to
secure you.”
He was right In his Judgment as to
my p ow ers; J have met few men In
my lifetim e who equaled me In
strength.
During our conversation Mr. Charles
sat still, without saying a word.
I
again compared them. The sim ilarity
o f features, build, even their
hair,
which was gray, was remarkable; both
wore their whiskers alike. It was the
first time in my life I was puzzled In
making a distinction wbefeby I could
tell one man from another.
As a last resource I was obliged to
make a note o f their different costumes,
In order to know Mr. Choates apart
from Mr. W illiam.
What If I was to mistake tin my
routine as keeper and nurse), one
brother for the other? A dread o f the
fearful consequence that would follow
came over me, and I can assure you
It was somS time before I could reat
easy In mind.
Mr. W illiam retired, leaving me with
my charge. The change, at le a s t fu r­
nished the pressing requirements for
the time. Uusulted though It was to
my taste, I soon fell Into the dull
routine the life o f a nurse to a mad­
man furnishes, nud, before a week was
up, I felt myself [lerfectly able to tuke
any first-class jiosltlon that offered as
kee;s>r o f the unfortuuute insane com­
munity.
Mr. Charles, at times, was violent
and rough In his niunner, but after I
hud given him a taste o f the strait-
jacket a few times he troubled me very
little. Occasionally he would go down
on his knees and plead love for an Im­
aginary lady, then start up with a blus­
tering air, and order me out o f the
room as If I had no business there.
IN C A P A B L E or DOINO FU RTH ER H A R M .
And really, I must say, there was very
my height, size und w ealing apparel; little need o f my staying by him all
even my boots were closely scrutinized. the tim e; but I was paid for It, so I
I evaded his question by remarking was obliged to obey.
on the dull business season.
They were both bachelors, having
“ Are you looking for work?"
considerable property. Mr. Charles be­
“ You have anticipated my wants cor­ came insane a few years previous. Ills
rectly,” I replied. In bopos o f ending brother preferred taking charge o f him
the conversation, aa he did not look Instead o f sending him to an asylum.
like a man who hired either clerks or
A t times Mr. W illiam did not aiqiear
bookkeepers.
as rational as he should be, but It was
“ Are you a powerful man?” he said, bis peculiar manner. I learned from
continuing his examination. " I f so, I the servants that he had been for years
might hire you.”
paying hla addresses to a Miss Steb-
“ There la Dot a man In the city I am blns. an elderly maiden lady belonging
afraid to grapple with.” I
replied, to one o f the first families o f Louisville.
eagerly, overjoyed at the sudden pros­ Rhe often vlRlted the house. He would
be very tender In Ills manner toward
pect o f getting a situation.
“ I think you w ill answer my pur­ her and would offer his nrm when they
pose," he said, walking around me as If walked In the garden, but marriage, or
be were purchasing a horse.
any arrangement to that end, was never
H aving finished the inspection, he hinted at. lie seemed to he content
took me aside and Informed me. In the with paying the isillto addresses due
strictest confidence, that he had a sick from an engaged swain to the object of
brother who required a nurse. From Ills choice, and there It ended. It was
what he could see, I was competent to evident that he was either too bashful
fill the berth.
to proceed with his suit beyond that
"A s to salary,” he continued, " I f you mark, or else the lady objected to him,
suit me, I will mnke It lib era l; but one and preferred single blessedness to the
thing you must promise me.”
duties and enres o f married life.
The latter seemed Improbable, as
I at once expressed my willingness to
make the promise If It would not, at Miss Stebblns, when they promenaded
on the piazza, hung lovingly on his
any time, Involve me In trouble.
H e set my fears at rest at that point, arm and threw such sweet glances at
as all he wanted was that while I was her escort that they t«strayed her w ill­
In Ills employ 1 would not make the ingness to unite her fortunes with Ills.
w orld wiser as to what I was doing. Then It was clear that the fault was
There was nothing unreasonable lu any altogether on the part of Mr. Wllllnm.
As the summer advanced. Miss Steb­
employer’s rxartlug such a promise. I
blns came oftener. The greenhouse re­
aciepted his offer.
Bidding me follow him, we traversed quired rearranging before winter set
several streets until we arrived In front In. The alterations wore begun and
o f a large mansion In one o f the prin­ carried out umler her clans. Mr. W il­
cipal thoroughfares.
My guide using liam was a w illin g slave to her Ideas;
the latchkey, we entered the house and as I watched him from my window
receiving her suggestions about how the
without ceremony.
A fte r dinner I was Introduced to my dome in the center was to be built, I
charge, who was the exact counterpart really believe that had she proposed
In looks o f Ills brother. I glanced from carrying It up a hundred feet he would
one to the other, wondering how It was have hnd It done.
possible for two men to be so much
It was evidently coming to a climax.
alike.
Mr. W illiam Intended getting m arried :
“ My name Is W illiam Harrison," said If not to Miss Stebblns, certainly some
the brother who hired me, “ and this Is lady would soon be mistress ot Ills es­
tablishment.
Mr. Charles Harrison.”
A t present, no other femnle nppeared.
“ T w in brothers?" I said, looking from
The only conclusion, therefore, to be
one to the other.
“ Yes, we are twins,” said Mr. W il­ drawn was that Mr. W illiam Harrison
liam. “ I'nfortunately, Charles Is pe­ and Miss Clnrlnda Stebblns, both o f the
culiar In hla manner, and I wish you city o f lanilsvllle, were about to com­
to look after him— in fact, to be hla con­ mit matrimony.
As for myself, during the hot weath­
stant companion.”
" I l l s constant companion?” I repeat­ er having little to do, I was fast grow­
ed.
"W h a t! Is be crazy?” I asked, ing fat and lazy, and the financial pros­
pect before me looked decidedly cheer­
aside, o f Mr. W illiam .
"Yea, a little out o f hla head.” he re­ ing. Ro well had I managed my charge
plied. "You must be careful not to let that Mr. W illiam hired me by the year;
him get tbs upper band o f you In any an agreement was made out, which we
way, and when he Is violent, there Is a both signed, that I was to continue In
strait-jacket,” be said, showing me the the capacity o f nurse to hla brother
for the apace o f tw elve months, begin­
a rtic le on • sideboard.
ning June 1, at a salary o f (150 a laugb. which did not raise me any
mouth.
higher In their opinion.
Immediately after we bad made th|s | Mr. W illiam was wiping the perspira­
permanent arrangement, Mr. W illiam j tion off his face and declaring to Miss
le ft Louisville for a few days, and 1 j Stebblns that the disagreeable affair
was alone with Mr. Charles.
should hare no effect on tbelr engage­
One fine afternoon he was taking his ; ment, while she stood by bolding her
after-dinner uap, which generally last­ dress, the splendid mauve silk, in any­
ed for a couple o f hours. 1 foolishly thing lu t graceful folds about her love­
left him und went out for a walk. I ly person.
was gone about an hour. When I .re­
“ V illa in !" said Mr. W illiam , “ get out
turned to the bouse a sight met my eyes o f the bouse!”
•
that made my blood run cold.
Mr.
“ Yes. scoundrel that you a r e !” said
Charles was In the room next hla own, Miss Stebblns. getting decidedly pas­
*
H o w to G r i n d n n A a .
kneeling at the feet o f a lady.
sionate. “ I ’ ll teach you to cut my new
T o get the best results In grinding
1 always prided m yself on being a mauve silk and sash all to pieces! And an ax we must have a long, thin bevel,
gallant, and would never allow a lady my French corsets have not escaped; says a correspondent o f the American
to be iusulted, much more to see her you shall be hung for I t !”
Cultivator. T o have this bevel usable
at the mercy o f a madman. I rushed in
I stood still, unable to say a word the tool must be o f tbe best steel, prop­
aud secured him.
In my defense
erly tenqiered. Now to tbe second point.
“ How dare you come In here and be­
“ W hat are you staring at?" said Mr. W e say that our bevel must vary ac­
have In this manner, you rascal?” he William.
cording to the hardness or softness of
suld. lu bis usual crazy manner.
” 1 am going to stay my year out,” I the wood to be worked.
W hy?
Be­
“ I ’ll show you," I replied, taking the replied, doggedly.
" I sha’n’t budge cause In an ax the cutting edge simply
strait-jacket out o f my pocket, where I until the first o f next June without my
alw ays carried It, ready for Instant use. salary."
“ Unhand me, sir, aud go out o f the
There was another dltfleulty for him
room I” he exclaimed, pointing to the to surmount
door.
“ Get rid o f him.” said Miss Stebblns,
By this time the lady had fainted. “ or I leave Louisville.”
Seeing her drooping head, as she sank
H er word was law. He went to his
on the lounge, was enough. I grappled room, and returned In a few minutes
with him, und, In spite o f all be could with a check, which be handed me,
do, I quickly put tile strait Jacket on sayin g:
him, and he w as incapable o f dolDg any
“ There, sir, now go, and never dark
further harm.
en my door agaiu.”
WUONO W A Y .
H aving secured my charge. I turned
I took the check, which was for my
my attention to the lady. Taking the year's salary, and went out o f the house consists o f the middle layer o f fibers
water pitcher, which always stood In and situation In five minutes. Eight­ In the blade; next to them Is the next
the room, I sprinkled her face; when een hundred dollars was quite an Item layer, a little farther back, and so on
she revived and looked at Mr. Charles for the loss I sustained.
I came to right through.
chafing in the strait-jacket she gave an Northern Ohio, started In business, and.
Thus we can see that the edge only
unearthly scream, and fainted In ear­ In spite o f Mr. Harrison's maledictions keeps sharp because the layer o f fibers
nest that time.
I thought she was and the ruined mauve Bilk. I am do­ lying next to It overlies It and prevents
dead.
ing well from the proceeds o f my “ try It from beaking away by lending It
part o f its elasticity. The third layer
W h at could I do? The servants were Ing predicam ent”
does so to the second, and so on right
out, and I alone with a madman in a
through. The harder the timber the
stralt-Jucket, and a lady In hysterics.
M A K I N G T H E I NDI ANS W OR K.
shorter tbe bevel, the softer the timber
I f ever mortal was ia a more trying
the longer, in reason. Hold the ax as
predicament, I should like to know It.
R o o s e v e lt T h e o r y o f P r o v i d i n g fo r
shown In the second cut and keep the
"L e t me out o f this, you v illa in !” be
T h e m N o w B e ln flr T e s t e d .
thundered.
“T h e wisdom o f a definite policy In edge at right angles to the stone; travel
“ When I get ready,” I replied, taking the treatment of our Indlun wards has the blade up or dowu a little when
my knife aud cutting open the lady’s been made clear In the past few years, grinding the corners. Always turn the
tight dress, to ease her.
I
fairly said a western man the other da/, ae- stone toward the edge; this applies to
drenched her In water, to no pur;>ose. cordlng to the Kansas City Journal. all edge tools, for two reasons: Turn­
I could scarcely distinguish her breuth-
“ President Roosevelt
has decided ing from the edge will always grind a
ing. Taking a lump o f ire from the Ideas on this subject and bis appoint­ round, coarse b ev el: tbe ;>olnts o f the
pitcher and holding It to her fore­ ment o f Leupp ns commissioner of In ­ filters are left much more loose and
head, the chill revived her a little.
dian affairs insures the carrying out open, thus giving much less elasticity
than when compacted together as they
I was congratulating myself on hav­ o f the ideas.
ing saved her life, when she looked at
‘ T h e President does not believe In are by the stone turning to them. Nev­
Mr. Charles.
feeding the Indians, but Insists that er grind dry ; It heats the steel there­
by, as shown by taking the temper out
"Ob, my d a rlin g!" she sobbed out, they shall work.
T be big Irrigation
then, giving another shriek, off B b e went projects now being constructed by the o f It. Never grind In the center o f the
stone, as so many do, with the edge
again.
government in many parts o f the west
I was In a worse fix than ever, with are affording a test of the President's parallel to the stone, as it spoils the
a crazy woman as well as a man to ideas on the subject o f making the In ­ stone fo r grinding and twists the fibers
o f the steel at right angles to their
take care of. I believe, at that moment. dian a self-supporting citizen.
proper cutting angle. Alw ays give the
If I had had another strait-jacket In
“ I f some one suggested to you that
blade (not the e y e) a dip in «lean wa­
my pocket. It would have gone on her.
the Apache would mnke a good la­
I rubbed her forehead with Ice, and borer I am sure that you would smile, ter after grinding.
The blade clean, now take a slip, oil
chafed her hands, whilst my knife had ns I did at the tale and count It an­
perfectly loosened her dress from neck other yarn o f the versatile western­ stone or ax stone and gently rub
straight across the bevel and then np
to waist.
er ; but you have got to believe It when
I was afraid she would die under my you go down to Arizona. Uncle Sum's and down, to rub off any w ire edge
and to tnlock the edge fibers.
Make
hands; then what should I do? I rang
engineers are working a small army o f tbe first rubs the hardest and the last
the bell for the servants, but they were
Apucbes, remnants o f Geronlmo's band the lightest. The practice so common
out, so no help came from that quar­
o f murderers. In building mountain o f giving the edge a few light turns
ter.
roads and digging canals and ditches. on the grindstone, parallel to the stone,
Going to the sideboard. I took some
And. would* you believe it, they beat
brnndy and held it to her lip s ; my
tbe average hobo laborer out o f sight
charge was raving all the time.
<pr industry and quantity o f work
“ I f you don’t R to p your row, and let
performed.
me attend this lady, I will gag y o u !"
"T h e Navnjos, Pimas and Pueblos are
I said, threatening him.
being employed on sim ilar works there
The brnndy had the desired effect.
Many o f these men­
Rhe started up and rushed to him. Her and elsewhere.
dress, which before was a perfect fit. tioned tribes are constantly employed
now hung In shreds. She clasped him by the railroads. Up In Colorado the
depending
around the neck, declaring 1 should not sugar-beet planters are
more and more each year on the In ­
kill him.
dian laborer. During the hop-picking
I gently disengaged her from him.
“ Come," I said, soothingly, " it pains season in Oregon and Washington
R IG H T W A Y .
me to see you so excited. Calm your­ whole families o f Indians move from
s e lf; I w ill soon get some one to take field to field until the crop is gather­ to rub off the w ire edge and save rub­
ed. In fact, over the entire western bing on the fleer stone is a bad one
charge o f you.”
country, which is making such won­ even when the stone Is a very fine grit,
Seating her on the lounge. I agnin
derful forward strides, tlie question o f ns It disturbs the edge fibers and
rang the liell for help; visible signs o f
Indian labor grows Increasingly Im­ roughens them up Into little saw teeth
hysterics appeared; she was having a
portant ench year.”
which soon chew off In use.
relapse.
I shouted for some one to
come. Judge o f my astonishment when
P h o e n i x H a rt l. a t d t h e E s z .
M ilk R e c o rd s.
she began calling me n villain fo r serv­
Several methods o f estimating yearly
They were talking about spelling re­
ing her darling In that way.
form and the Idiosyncracles o f English records from a few weighings and test
“ My good Indy," I replied, “ although
have been proposed.
The only abso­
you are.old enough to be my mother, I spelling in general.
'T h e re ’s that very word ‘phonetic,’ " lutely accurate way to tell tbe amount
beg to disagree with you ; It Is fo r bis
said one o f the men; “ that's a sample o f milk aud butter fat produced by a
good.”
o f English spelling. The reformers call cow Is to weigh and test the milk at
How fa r I should have gone, or
every milking. Cows vary so much In
what other means I should have taken their system the ‘phonetic system.' and
the amount and quality o f their milk
to quiet my two mad people. I really yet they have to s;iell ‘phonetic’ with a
from one milking to another, owing to
cannot say, hnd not one o f the servants 'pho' In order to let people know what
entered at that moment. She, too, gnve they mean. The very word that means various causes, many o f which are un­
a scream at our ludicrous appenrnnee. ‘spelled ns pronounced' Is as fa r from It controllable, that entirely accurate re­
sults cannot be secured by weighing
"W h a t! are you mad ns w ell?" I said. as ;M>sslble."
"Now , now !" drawled his friend, and testing the milk secured at a few
Come here and help me out o f this
“ you’re too hard on the good old Eng­ milkings and using tbe results as a ba­
plight.”
She came up to us.
A word was lish s|>eller. You ought to be proud of sis for estimating the total production
W hy, that word is so for a, lactation period or even a month.
enough to reveal to my blundering eyes ‘phonetic.’
the mistake I hnd made. It was Mr. trimmed down and sawed off and cut Many dairymen, however, do not feel
W illiam I had been handling. T o take short that I wouldn’t know it was Eng­ they can take the time to secure daily-
the strait-jacket off him and retire to lish If I met it alone on a blank page. records; nor Is this necessary If It Is
my room wns the work o f a moment. I You ought to thank the language for simply desired to obtain a reasonably
that word. It is a beautiful word. That accurate estimate o f a cow's perform ­
locked the door after me.
spelled
like ance at the end o f the year. An ap­
The Imprecations I overheard heaped ■pho' might have been
on my head were certainly enough to 'dough,' and the ‘net’ like ‘ette’ In proximate record Is sufficient for com­
frighten any mail o f moderate nerve. 'rosette,' and the ‘le’ like the ‘ llq’ in paring one cow with another or for de­
Miss Stebblns' new mauve silk wns all ‘liquor.’ That would be a good old-style termining whether a cow is up to the
But It profit standard.— C. B. Lane. United
cut to pieces; even her fancy corsets English word— pboughnettelq.
Phonetic spelling is com­ States Department o f Agriculture.
were ruined by my cutting them In two, is com ing!
not to mention a splendid sash o f wa­ in g! Ixiok at the word ‘phénix.’ It Is
P la n t s f o r H o n o r B o o s.
tered silk, costing I don’t know how spelled ‘phenlx’ everywhere now, and I
The plants that serve as forage for
much, and the shock to her nerves was remember It always used to be ‘phoe­
nix.’ That 'o' has gone. That shows— " houey bees a r e : For March, the w il­
Irreparnble.
“ N oth in g!" said the objector. “ W hat lows, soft maple, elm, alder and dog­
I found my charge, the real maniac,
does it show? That the phenlx Is a tooth violets; for April, the above and
sleeping quietly In bed. Leaving him
bird. Isn't the phenlx a bird? Yes! the June berry, crimson clover, dande­
to finish his nap, I began to rumlnnte
Well, that round thing you say wns an lion. gooseberry, currant, apple, pear,
on the chances o f my going to the pen­
‘o’ was an egg.
That's all.
T w n s peach, cherry, plum and rhododendron,
itentiary. Just then I overheard Mr.
just an egg. and the phenlx laid the although some years they may not
W illiam Stebblns ordering the servant
bloom until May, much depending upon
egg. T h a t’s all.” — Success Magazine.
to fetch a policeman, when Miss Steb­
the section and climate. During May
blns interrupted him.
A R n d O u t lo o k fo r T b o ra a n .
those mentioned w ill be re-enforced by
“ Do not send for the police," she
A regulation o f the public school ad­ the holly, tulip tree, raspberry, persim­
raid. “ W e shall have to go to court,’
ministration o f Baltimore requires that mon. grape vine, blackberry, alslke, clo­
and our love will tie made public In
notice shall from time to time be given ver. strawberry and white clover. Along
the eyes o f the gaping w o rld ; the Clar­
the parents o f any pupils whose eye­ In the summer, beginning the latter
ences w ill torment my life out o f me.”
part o f May and the first pnrt o f June,
sight needs attention.
“ So much lu my favor, my good la­
In one case, the teacher o f a primary the magnolia, cow pea, cntalpa. daisy,
dy." I said to myself, at the keyhole.
school In the poorer qunrter o f the city alfalfa, milk weed, cucumber, melon,
“ I w ill get rid o f him at once," said
hnd w ritten the father o f one pupil sweet clover, corn, buckwheat and nu­
Mr. Willniu. “ The rascal! It was only
merous flowers keep up the supply un­
this n o te :
the other day that I hired him for a
“ Denr S ir— I t Is my duty, under the til late In the senson.
year. Come o u t!” he continued, knock­
regulations, to advise you that your
R e m e d y fo r C a lf S co n ra.
ing at the door o f my room.
sou. Thomas Blank, shows unmistaka­
According to experiments -made at
My overhearing tbelr conversation ble signs o f astigmatism.
The case the Maryland experiment station, for­
had set my mind at rest on the Jail should receive Immediate attention."
malin can be used to check scouring In
question. Miss Stebbins being in high
In reply, the teacher received a note calves. The method o f using Is to mix
social standing, money could not have
from the father. In these laconic term s; one-half ounce o f formalin with 15
hired her to be cross-examined In a
“ D ear Madam— Lick It out o f him. ounces o f water for a stock solution.
public court, and the result o f my blun­
Very truly, Charles Blank.” — Success From this stock solution one tea spoon­
dering Interruption o f tbelr Interesting
Magazine.
ful Is added to each pint o f milk. O f
tete-a-tete made known to her friends.
tw elve calves treated In this way. elev­
She was quick-sighted enough to see
T IlS It s a l C o s t l a s o s a .
en recovered without any further treat­
that. in the midst o f her trouble.
T h e Popular Song W riter (a t 5:10 pi
ment.
Further experiments w ill be
When I thought tbelr passions had m .)— Heard my latest song, old man.
conducted to Bnd out whether forma­
cooled a little, I opened the door, and
T b e Vaudevllllan (glancing at w atch)
lin Is Injurious to tbe calves In any
at the eight which met my eyes It was — No. I haven't beard any since the
way.
lir^oeeipls for me to repress • hearty one yon w rote z t 2 301-
r m t l l U l i f P ro b le m s .
W ithout manure o r fertilizer there li
no farm capable o f producing crops year
after year, for all soils must be sup­
plied with that which should take tbe
place o f tbe substances removed during
the growth o f crops. Plants, like ani­
mals, have life, are possessed o f organs
and vessels Is which circulates a fluid,
and which, aided by an appropriate
nourishment, develop rn organic mai
Where Ignoram-e is bliss, 'tts folly te
given time. The most fruitful soli „ . „ j tht, label.— Washington Post,
In
w ill be that which In the same time I w h a tever It was Eve handed Adam,
will have produced the most consider«- ^ ^ ^
((j ^
gm „ , _ New y ork
ble weight o f organic matter reduced t o ! ^ ^
a dry state. A ll manure put into th ej*
earth should be in a state o f humus | Money may be the root o f evil, hut
and as soluble In water as possible, so >«‘ k o t it Is the full-grown
tr e e .-
that the plants can seize upon it u n d .New ' ork Press.
appropriate It to themselves. Manure
When a man's w ife laughs at his
consists o f all the elements o f vegetn- Jokes they are pro ty good— or else she
hie matter. As soon as It Is soluble the la.— Washington Times,
roots absorb It and communicate It to
When a woman won’t say anythin?
the interior organs o f the plant, which Qjc<e about another it’s a sign she thinks
secrete It In the parts In which It has ^er husband does.— New' York Press,
need to develop Itse lf; hence the morel wh#n g u)an wear, „ ]>ink 8ll,rt an(1
a piece o f land la mixed with a o u b l e i ^ ^
^
(
|||g wJfe „ Hway
manure, the more It produces plants
visiting her mother.—»New York Press.
and vegetable qualifications, only the
Kaisuli preaches a "holy w a r"— not
consumption o f the manure !• not the
same In all. In order to derive crops the first occasion o f a holy war for a
from the soil, therefore, the weight of most unholy cause.— Philadelphia Keq-
the plant foods added to the soil, either ord.
In the forms o f manure or fertilizer.
Every man who gets Into au argu-
should be equal to the plant foods o f jment seem* to think that he is a bras»
the crop to be obtained; In other terms, band hired not to stop.— New
York
when one wishes to obtain from a field Press.
which has no trace o f manure a pro-
A man*8
o f j^ in g comfortable Is
duction o f given weight It Is necessary *vearln? something It makes his w ife
to carry and place In this field other nm(, to haye uilll st,eI1 in. _ x ew York
organic matters produced elsewhere und j,regg
o f an equal weight, or the aoll w ill lost
Harrlman denies that lie is going to
In fertility.
ft tire from railroad affairs. Ills busl-
The H o w e ’ B a t h T a b .
ness Is retiring others.— Philadelphia
Dipping hogs Is at best nasty work. Proas,
and by providing a properly constructed
T jie ranr0ads may abolish Congres-
bath tub much. If not all, o f this work Bjonaj passes, but they cannot ignore
may be avoided, says tbe P rairie F a r - L j^ |awg tbut Congress passes.— Wash-
mer. Construct a tank o f any width ‘ ingtOQ j»OHt
and length you please, Just so It Is large
The principal In a French duel has
enough, but be careful not to get It
been badly hurt. However, his antag­
onist used an American revolver.— New
York American.
The lawyer who reads the Shah’s
w ill to his 800 widows will need plenty
o f nerve and a suit o f armor.— New
York American.
It looks as If It would be necessary
to work the block signal system on
Harrlm an before he can be stopped.—
Philadelphia Press.
B A T H TU B FOB T H E HOGS.
more than 15 Inches deep. A good size
The Chicago-New York A ir Line Is
t> make is 5 feet wide by 10 feet long
and 15 Inches deep, using lumber 2 ( surveyed, and all that is needed to
Inches thick and 15 Inches wide for , 8tart the road Is to heat the air.— Phil-
the sides and ends, and flooring o f ndelphia North American.
Corey threatens to take a three
galvanized Iron for the bottom.
Set
this In the ground under a shed near years’ wedding trip, but there are
where the hogs are fed aud fill to a hopes that he may be Induced to pro­
depth o f about 10 Inches with water long It.— Philadelphia Ledger.
and on top o f this place h alf an Inch
The 007 railroad pass is good only
o f crude oil.
within State limits. This w ill help some
During summer and fall, and even on toward maintaining the State rights
real warm days In winter, hogs w ill doctrine.— Philadelphia Inquirer.
gladly use this to wallow in If shut
.
..
1 According to expectation, an "Ice
away from mud holes, and It Is sure!
fam ine" has been scheduled for the
death to lice and skin diseases. Thej
summer. The trust never disappoints
advantage o f this tub over pouring the, .
crude oil Into mudboles as has boen|the P ^ l 'l e - N e w York American,
The United States Senate ls not an
suggested, Is that it is more economical
and Is cleaner, besides being more ef- idle body. When it lias not other busi­
ness to attract attention It can always
fective.
fall back on the Smoot case.— Chicago
P o p C o rn .
News.
Pop corn Is a good crop to grow, espe­
Eternal vigilance and obedience to
cially If the grow er Is able to keep It a
,
season or two In ease o f low prices. or,1f rs ls tl,e >,rl,‘e o f rnllwa>r *"'< "*•
Only the white varieties are suitable for an(1 11 must
Pultl ey(' n , lf tratfl<i
Is impeded.— New York
market, as most o f tbe corn goes Into movement
Times.
pop-corn balls, and tbe neurer white
Judge Gaynor Intimates that the pub-
the better, colored varieties being sure
to spoil the effect and sale o f the He really owns the railroads, so. If yon
popped article. In culture some read- are not too busy, we will go out and
ily-avallable fertilize r should be plant- watch our trains go by.— New
York
ed with the seed, as tbe young plants Herald.
are not so sturdy as the sprouts o f oth-1 Three minutes a fte r a Southern man
er corn. A good start does wonders for had been hanged a reprieve for him ar-
the corn. Too much hoeing can hardly rived. Then it sometimes Is too late
lie given.
The drill system is the t„ mend,
a fte r
all.— Philadelphia
easiest and most profitable, and three Ledger,
feet between the rows Is sufficient. I
Klee corn, which Is the most desirable! Despite the fuss about alien labor on
o f any for planting, can stand thirteen the <anak l ' ,ere seems to be no rust,
to sixteen Inches apart In the drill, and °t native Americans clamorous fo r
do well If the soli Is good.
Buyers' P|<k*
and
shovels.— Philadelphia
demanda are Imperative and must be I-odger.
m e t They are that the corn must be
Science declares that man is a mere
at least one year old, to pop well, and aggregate o f soap bubbles.
Now we
entirely free from mold, staining b y * 1 know at last why he is considered
mice, or mice odors, free from silk and snch a smooth article.— Philadelphia
husks, and In every way sweet and Telegraph.
b righ t
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Trust that poets generally w ill be
'w arned by tbe action o f the widow
The Argentine Republic threatens to who 1» suing for («75.000 because an
be a greater rival o f the United States old man wooed her In verse.— N ew
than ls appreciated by most persons. York Herald.
Because o f the location o f the country,
No one thinks o f calling a Juggler a
the climate Is a little less subject te I
great variations than that o f the Uni- ™ |,tal" ,,f 1,,,lu8tr}' : that la' 80 '“ "S as
ted States, and all crops that can be he J "™ 1™ knlvea o r Plate8- Wh“ " h”
raised In this country can be grown In I 1
/ * « 11*8 railroada
d iffe r e n t - N e w
the Argentine Republic with much less I ' ork American.
risk than, here. The cereal crops and | Unless reports are much exagger-
cattle-raislng are very flourishing, and ated. sanitary conditions on the Isth-
a very promising market la being open mus nre now so good as to make It a
safe and pleasant winter resort.— P h il­
ed up In Europe.
adelphia Record.
o a r R iv a l to t k , S o a th .
W a ter
tor
.
F o w ls .
Until Snhara has been heard from It
In the composition o f an egg there Is
w ill be Impossible to tell exactly how
a large percentage o f water. W e often
far south that cold wave on the other
think that hens In winter are not pro­
| side o f the Atlantic actually went.—
vided with enough pure water. W ith ­
i New Y'ork Tribune,
out w ater they can no more furnish
j The public is taking much less In-
eggs than without corn or w h eat I t ,
behooves, then, to see that the fowls ter* 8t ,n ,he distribution o f M rs Sage s
are provided with plenty o f fine w a ter., mllllons glnoe 8he appnl8 to * * deter-
and that It is not In a congealed form, tnlncd to have her own way about it. ■
for It ls .very hard, i f not impossible. " ashlngton Post.
for a fow l to partake o f It when In a
Looks as though tbe Indians were
solid form.
"
! getting the gra ft hunger. H ere are the
Bees o n tb e F a r m
I Otoea o f Oklahoma, who have dissolved
Every f a m e “ should h a ™ 'a hive o f Jtfce,r trlba‘ fo rm , o f f o n n m m t a" d
bees on tbe farm, even If be attaches bave elw ted * w blte man to ' ° ° k after
but little value to the honey. The bees 'h eir buslness.-N ew York Globe,
are excellent foragers and carry pollen
A great many employes o f the Post-
from one plant to another. In communl-' office Department are givin g up their
ties where no bees are kept there w ill 1 jobs because they can't live on their
be found orchards that do not bear, the salaries. W e thought that pay was a
cause being unknown, while a hive or | minor consideration with those who
two o f bees In the neighborhood would sought places under the governm ent—
change the conditions.
|x«-w York Sun.
In feeding sheep for market a v o id , i t is mentioned that ‘a t some rail
feeding corn In excess. I think that l> waj stations in the Northwest, and es-
one o f the great faults o f our sh eet1 peclally in North Dakota, scarcely a
feeders ; they feed too much o f the car- freight has arrived since New Year's,
bonaceous ration. It Is perhaps tru« xhe „ n r o a d directors In W a ll street
that one can put a flock o f sheep Into gre too tmsy to attend to such trifles.—
the barn and make a greater gain pet Phnaii elphia Record,
day fo r a reasonable time with corn i
than with any other kind o f food, but j I t *• 8°od to know that tbe argu-
one Is- not making lean meat, simply mnts o f an Illin ois woman who tried
mutton tallow. A Riuch better food w ill to prove that women s clubs "are-detri­
be oats, bran, oil cake— something ol mental to the home" were refuted anil
that kind which wtll produce a bettei condemned by her clnb sisters. The
quality o f meat. — T. D. Ward, in O r 1 real question la th li: la tbe borne det-
ange Judd Fanner.
jrlm ental to the chib?— New York Sun.
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